2012 Registered Drivers

• Neil Alberico

  
  
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  Team: JDC MotorSports
  
  Car Number: 42
  
  Sponsors: Kartel Motorsports, Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, RaceLite Protection
  
  Age: 19
  
  Birthdate: October 7, 1992
  
  Birthplace: Santa Clara, California
  
  Residence: Los Gatos, California
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 10”/160 lbs.
  
  Education: West Valley Community College
  
  Occupation: Race car driver
  
  Personal: "I enjoy spending time outdoors with friends and family."
  
  Fitness: Circuit training three to five days a week
  
  Hobbies: Karting, fitness, golfing, surfing, camping
  
  Website: www.neilalberico.com
  
  Facebook: Neil Alberico Racing
  
  Twitter: @neilalberico
  
  Racing Goal: "To be a paid and successful racing driver."
  
  Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna
  
  Interesting Note: "My surname was Alberigo three generations ago. When my great grandparents emigrated from Italy it was changed to Alberico."
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: "I enter the car on the left side only."
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Team USA Scholarship recipient claiming a pole position, heat race win, semi-final win and third-place finish in the final of the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, and a pole, heat race win, fourth-place semi-final result and a did-not-finish (DNF) in the final of the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone... finished ninth in the MSA Formula Ford Duratec Championship of Great Britain with a best result of fourth... contested Formula Ford Duratec EuroCup rounds at Spa-Francorchamps, Zandvoort and Zolder... Kent Formula Ford Masters winner as well as Champions of Brands Hatch winner.
  
  2010: WSK North American Series presented by CKI Karting Champion (TAG Senior category) with four poles and three victories... claimed the inaugural Bondurant Regional Championship title with 10 wins, six poles and 12 podiums... prize package included a test day and race weekend in a Pro Formula Mazda with Team World Speed, a test day in a Formula Atlantic Swift 016.a with Steve Cameron and Finlay Motorsports, plus support from their driver management services... Team USA Scholarship candidate.
  
  2009: Finished third overall in the CKI National Karting Championship... claimed two IKF Grand National poles... participated in Skip Barber test days and shootout.
  
  2008: Snap-On Stars of Karting National Finale winner... earned two IKF Grand National poles... was the IKF HPV-3 Sr. Champion... Finished second in the IKF Tag Sr. Championship.
  
  2004-2007: IKF Region 11 Junior Sportsman, Junior Super Sportsman and Junior Puma Champion.

• Paul Alspach

  
  
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  Team: Robinson Motor Sports
  
  Car Number: 97
  
  Sponsors: Robinson Motor Sports, Bertil Roos Racing School
  
  Age: 18
  
  Birthdate: December 11, 1993
  
  Birthplace: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  
  Residence: Fogelsville, Pennsylvania
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 8”/160 lbs.
  
  Education: Northwestern Lehigh High School
  
  Occupation: Bertil Roos Racing School
  
  Personal: "After school on days that I am not working, I like to work out, work on cars or spend time on the computer trying to get sponsorships."
  
  Fitness: Weight lifting, running and cross-fit
  
  Hobbies: Working on cars, hunting, fishing and sporting clays
  
  Facebook: Paul Alspach Racing
  
  Racing Goal: "To make a name for myself in the racing world."
  
  Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: "I sit in the car listening to music, and rub the steering wheel while I am on the grid."
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Claimed the Bertil Roos Series Champion, Bertil Roos Enduro Champion and Summit Point 500 Enduro Karting Champion titles.
  
  2010: Earned Bertil Roos "Rookie of the Year" honors... won the Bertil Roos Enduro Championship... set the fastest lap of the race in the British 24HR (karting) event.
  
  2009: Won the Bertil Roos Pocono Mini Series Championship... was the Endurance Karting Pro Class Season Champion... earned 24HRS of America (karting) Semi-Pro Class Championship honors.
  
  2008: Claimed the Endurance Karting Semi-Pro Class Championship.
  
  

• Scott Anderson

  
  
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  Team: Belardi Auto Racing
  
  Car Number: 14
  
  Sponsors: Neuropathy Testing Center, Laser Nail Centers
  
  Age: 22
  
  Birthdate: February 18, 1989
  
  Birthplace: Fort Collins, Colorado
  
  Residence: Fort Collins, Colorado
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 10”/150 lbs.
  
  Education: Currently attending college
  
  Occupation: Race car driver and college student
  
  Fitness: Biking, running, swimming and weight training
  
  Hobbies: Skiing, mountain biking and swimming
  
  Website: www.scottandersonracing.com
  
  Facebook: Scott Anderson Racing
  
  Twitter: @ScottDKAnderson
  
  Racing Goal: "To become an IZOD IndyCar Series champion."
  
  Racing Hero: Kimi Raikkonen
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Skip Barber National champion posting six wins... MAZDASPEED Scholarship driver, earning a scholarship to compete in the 2012 USF2000 Series.
  
  2010-2011: Skip Barber Western Race Series champion with four wins... Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge Winter Tour Champion with five wins... finished second in the Skip Barber Southern Race Series with five wins.
  
  2009: SCCA Rocky Mountain Region Spec Race Ford champion and Rookie of the Year... finished third in the Skip Barber Western Series with four wins.
  
  2004 - 2008: Numerous wins and podiums in local karting events in Colorado... finished second in the Colorado Sprint Championship.
  
  

• Luigi Biangardi

  
  
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  Team: ArmsUp Motorsports
  
  Car Number: 15
  
  Sponsors: Gulfstream Properties, Inject-it.com, Slick Locks
  
  Age: 15
  
  Birthdate: July 11, 1996
  
  Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
  
  Residence: Chicago, Illinois
  
  Height/Weight: 6'0”/152 lbs.
  
  Education: High School Sophomore (Maintains a 4.0 GPA)
  
  Occupation: Race car driver and student
  
  Personal: "I enjoy karting with my two sisters. They are fast!"
  
  Current Sports: Lacrosse, snowboarding
  
  Fitness: Weight lifting (endurance) and high intensity cardio
  
  Hobbies: iRacing, riding ATV's, hanging out with friends and anything to do with racing
  
  Website: www.LuigiBiangardi.com
  
  Facebook: Luigi Biangardi
  
  Racing Goal: "To win the Indianapolis 500 and the IZOD IndyCar Series Championship in the same year."
  
  Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna
  
  Interesting Note: "I was in a body cast for three months at the age of four."
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: "I always get in the car from the left side."
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Contested three races in the USF2000 Series at Mid-Ohio, Road America and Baltimore posting a top finish of fourth and best qualifying effort of third... was not able to participate in the first half of the season due to USF2000's minimum age requirement of 15... finished in the top 10 in the championship despite a limited showing and was the youngest driver in the field .
  
  2010: Competed in the Skip Barber Racing Formula Car Southern Race Series, finishing fourth in the championship with one win (in the rain), five podium finishes and nine top-five finishes... also contested the Skip Barber Racing Formula Car Summer Race Series finishing sixth overall with six podium finishes... participated in a Skip Barber National race weekend during the ALMS event at Road America leading laps in both races.
  
  2009: Skip Barber Competition Graduate... contested the Skip Barber Racing Formula Car Western Race Series finishing sixth overall with five podium finishes and received the "Most Improved Driver" Award.
  
  2001-2008: Began racing karts at the age of five... claimed two championships and 51 overall wins.
  
  

• Shelby Blackstock

  
  
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  Team: Andretti Autosport
  
  Car Number: 8
  
  Sponsors: TBA
  
  Age: 21
  
  Birthdate: February 23, 1990
  
  Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee
  
  Residence: Nashville, Tennessee
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 10”/155 lbs.
  
  Education: High School Graduate
  
  Occupation: Roush Fenway Racing/Race Car Driver
  
  Personal: Nickname is Shelbilly
  
  Fitness: Strength training, cardio, cycling and rock climbing
  
  Hobbies: Golf, working out, rock climbing, hanging out with friends, working on cars (street and race cars)
  
  Website: www.shelbyblackstock.com
  
  Facebook: Shelby Blackstock
  
  Twitter: @ShelBilly
  
  Racing Goal: "To be a successful race car driver, make it up the Mazda Road to Indy ladder and become an Indianapolis 500 winner."
  
  Racing Heroes: Ayrton Senna, Dan Wheldon and Sebastian Vettel
  
  Interesting Note: "I have worked on the road since I was 14 setting up stages for professional entertainers."
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: "Get in the car, pray, think through what I have to do that session or race, then mentally turn everything off and just do it."
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Finished fifth in the Skip Barber National Series with two podium finishes... claimed two wins and finished fourth in the point standings in the Skip Barber Summer Series... also competed in the Formula Ford 1600 and Grand-Am Series.
  
  2010: Competed in the Skip Barber Summer Series and Skip Barber Southern Regional Series.
  
  

• Matthew Brabham

  
  
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  Team: Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing
  
  Car Number: 83
  
  Sponsors: The DTE Group
  
  Age: 17
  
  Birthdate: February 25, 1994
  
  Birthplace: Boca Raton, Florida
  
  Residence: Manalapan, Florida
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 11”/157 lbs.
  
  Education: High School Graduate
  
  Occupation: Race car driver and student
  
  Personal: "I became interested in racing watching my mother race Jet Ski's."
  
  Fitness: Running, reaction training and weights
  
  Hobbies: Petrol RC cars, fitness, iRacing and going to the beach
  
  Website: www.matthewbrabham.com
  
  Twitter: @mattybrabs
  
  Racing Goal: "To become F1 World Champion, win the Indy 500."
  
  Racing Hero: Valentino Rossi
  
  Interesting Note: "I am a Youth Ambassador for Kidney Health Australia."
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Joined Australia's premier Formula Ford team - Sonic Motor Racing Services - and won his first Australian National FF Championship race at Winton Raceway... also won eight of 12 State races including seven in a row.
  
  2010: Won first Formula Ford race at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.
  
  2009: Joined CAMS Rising Star Formula Ford program.
  
  2008: NSW and Queensland State Karting Champion.
  
  2007: Queensland State Karting Champion.
  
  2004: NSW State Karting Champion.

• Matthew Di Leo

  
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  Team: MDL Racing
  
  Car Number: 56
  
  Sponsor: Res Precast
  
  Age: 16
  
  Birthdate: March 2, 1995
  
  Birthplace: Barrie, Ont., Canada
  
  Residence: Innisfil, Ont., Canada
  
  Height/Weight: 6’2”/170 lbs.
  
  Education: Junior in high school
  
  Occupation: Student and race car driver
  
  Fitness: Spin classes, running, badminton and working out with a personal trainer
  
  Hobbies: Karting, ATVing, long-boarding, badminton, cycling and Xbox
  
  Website: www.matthewdileo.com
  
  Facebook: Matthew Di Leo
  
  Twitter: @MatthewDiLeo
  
  Racing Goal: "To be competitive in the IZOD IndyCar Series and be remembered."
  
  Racing Hero: Fernando Alonso
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Finished fifth in the Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda with six top-six finishes in 12 events and a best result of third at the Baltimore Grand Prix... Can Am and BSRKC Shifter ICC champion... finished second overall in the Florida Winter Tour KZ2/ICC.
  
  2010: Competed in the Rotax DD2 karting class… was the youngest driver (and only Canadian) in the Rotax Euro Challenge… finished fifth in Austria… finished fourth in the Canadian National Karting Championship… finished 12th in the Florida Winter Tour.
  
  2009: Raced karts in Junior TaG… finished 12th in the Florida Winter Tour… finished 14th in the Canadian Karting Championship… contested the Kart World Finals in Jesolo, Italy.
  
  2008: Raced karts at the Innisfil Karl Club in Ontario, Canada… won the Junior Rotax Championship and the Sportsmanship Award.
  
  2007: Raced karts at the Innisfil Karl Club in Ontario, Canada… won the 60cc Championship… finished 2nd in Junior Heavy… won the Rookie Most Improved Award… also competed in the Ontario Kart Club Challenge… won the Junior Heavy Championship and the 60cc Championship.

• Luca Forgeois

  
  
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  Team: Belardi Auto Racing
  
  Car Number: 9
  
  Sponsors: Gearup, Splashlight, Cafe Noir
  
  Age: 16
  
  Birthdate: May 18, 1995
  
  Birthplace: New York, New York
  
  Residence: New York, New York
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 11”/159 lbs.
  
  Education: Junior at Bay Ridge Prep
  
  Occupation: Race car driver and student
  
  Personal: Enjoys soccer, running and karting
  
  Fitness: Runs three times a week with two weekly gym sessions
  
  Hobbies: Soccer, running and karting
  
  Website: www.lucaforgeois.com
  
  Facebook: Luca Forgeois Racing
  
  Racing Goal: "To win eight world championships and win the Indy 500 five times which would mean I am the best at what I do."
  
  Racing Hero: "I have no hero. I admire hard work and dedication."
  
  Interesting Note: "I am willing to push myself as far and hard as possible to reach every single one of my goals in life."
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: USF2000 National class Champion with six wins and 10 podiums.
  
  2010: Moved up into the Rotax Senior class, competing both in the Florida Winter Tour and the SKUSA SuperNationals… qualified 27th out of a field of 86 in his first SuperNats event and finished 12th… set the fifth fastest race lap, only 0.1 seconds slower than the fastest time.
  
  2009: Raced in WKA Yamaha-can and HPV Light as well as FWT Rotax Junior and Formula Junior TaG.
  
  2008: Began racing karts at age 13… competed in the Florida Winter Tour’s Rotax Junior category.

• Henrik Furuseth

  
  
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  Team: Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing
  
  Car Number: 32
  
  Sponsors: Palfinger, Akrene Mek Verksted
  
  Age: 15
  
  Birthdate: April 26, 1996
  
  Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
  
  Residence: Eidsvoll, Norway
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 9”/136 lbs.
  
  Education: Student in Junior High School
  
  Occupation: Student and race car driver
  
  Fitness: Strength training, soccer and climbing
  
  Hobbies: Working out and hanging out with friends
  
  Facebook: Henrik Furuseth Racing
  
  Twitter: @HenrikFuruseth
  
  Racing Goal: "To compete in the IZOD IndyCar Series."
  
  Racing Hero: Anders Krohn and Sebastian Vettel
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Norwegian Formula Basic Champion.
  
  2010: Finished second in the Norwegian Formula Basic Championship... tested a Formula Renault 2.0 at Karlskoga, Sweden.
  
  2009: Competed in karting events in the KF3 category in Norway and Sweden.
  
  2008: Finished 10th in the ROK World Final karting Jr. ROK category.
  
  2007: Winner of the Norwegian Cup in karting in the Micro category.
  
  2003-2006: Started karting at the age of six.

• Ardie Greenamyer

  
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  Team: AcceleRace Motorsports
  
  Car Number: 28
  
  Sponsors: imagePRO, Hi-Rise Equipment, Sabelt
  
  Birthplace: Louisville, Ky.
  
  Residence: Louisville, Ky.
  
  Occupation: Entrepreneur
  
  Personal: Avid helicopter pilot since the mid-1990s. Flew the second helicopter cleared to enter the airspace over New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, an experience he says changed his life. In addition to humanitarian missions and corporate assignments, he flew Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Vincent LaForet over the area, helping him to provide photos of the disaster to the world via the Associated Press and the New York Times.
  
  Hobbies: Enjoys barefoot and slalom waterskiing, downhill skiing, skydiving, motocross and aviation.
  
  Website: www.accelerace.com
  
  Facebook: www.AcceleRace Motorsports.com
  
  Twitter: @AcceleRaceF2000
  
  Racing Goal: To help train the next generation of open-wheel racers the right way.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Finished third in the USF2000 National Championship, contesting six rounds of competition... claimed victory in Race 2 at Sebring and posted fastest race laps at Sebring and St. Petersburg.
  
  2010: Won the National class of the USF2000 National Championship claiming victory in seven of 10 races contested.
  
  Mid 1990s: Raced motorcycles in the AMA/WERA series.
  
  Early 1990s: Started coaching various Porsche and BMW Club drivers.
  
  Late 1980s: Raced in SCCA Showroom Stock Endurance events.

• Scott Hargrove

  
  
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  Team: JDC MotorSports
  
  Car Number: 38
  
  Sponsors: Analytic Systems, Race Energy, Skip Barber Racing School
  
  Age: 16
  
  Birthdate: February 1, 1995
  
  Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  
  Residence: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 9”/160 lbs.
  
  Education: Grade 11 student at Surrey Christian Secondary
  
  Occupation: Race car driver and student
  
  Personal: "Any time I am not in a car, I think about what I can be doing to improve my performance for next time!"
  
  Current Sports: Track and Field, lots of go-karting
  
  Fitness: 10 kilometer runs and strength training at local gym
  
  Hobbies: Mountain biking, iRacing, hanging out with friends and working out
  
  Website: www.scotthargrove.com
  
  Facebook: Scott Hargrove Motorsports
  
  Twitter: @Scott_Hargrove
  
  Racing Goal: "To pursue my dream of becoming Canada's top driver in INDYCAR."
  
  Racing Hero: Greg Moore
  
  Interesting Note: "I can fix almost everything electronic. I am a complete tech nerd."
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: "None. Whatever happens, happens. Every race I do things a little different."
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Posted the fastest laps in three of four sessions at the Mazda Road to Indy Chris Griffis Memorial Test on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course... Skip Barber Summer Series Rookie of the Year... Skip Barber Summer Series Championship runner-up... claimed four race wins, five pole positions and seven podium finishes in Skip Barber competition... set two track records at Lime Rock and Autobahn... IKF Region 6 IAME Sr. champion and IKF Region 6 Shifter champion.
  
  2010: Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shootout winner... SKUSA SuperNationals Tag Senior heat race winner... IKF Region 6 IAME Sr. champion and Rookie of the Year... IKF Region 6 Shifter champion and Rookie of the Year.
  
  2008: Costal Kart Club Junior II champion.
  
  

• Trent Hindman

  
  
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  Team: Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing
  
  Car Number: 3
  
  Sponsors: Premier Woodcraft, Zydro+, DFL Construction, RaceLite Protection, Skip Barber Racing School, Sparco
  
  Age: 16
  
  Birthdate: September 20, 1995
  
  Birthplace: Neptune, New Jersey
  
  Residence: Wayside, New Jersey
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 5”/130 lbs.
  
  Education: High School Junior
  
  Occupation: Race car driver and student
  
  Personal: "I am a huge TopGear fan (UK of course!). I am also a tremendous fan of Johnny Knoxville!"
  
  Fitness: Running, rowing, lifting, cycling and mountain biking
  
  Hobbies: iRacing, spending time with friends, surfing, watching motorsports on television
  
  Website: www.trenthindman.com
  
  Facebook: Trent Hindman Racing
  
  Twitter: @trenthindman
  
  Racing Goal: "To climb the Mazda Road to Indy ladder system all the way up to the IZOD IndyCar Series."
  
  Racing Hero(s): Mika Hakkinen, Ayrton Senna, Sebastian Vettel
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Finished second in the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Series Presented by Mazda with six poles, three wins, nine podiums and Rookie of the Year honors... won the Ontario Formula Ford Championship with 10 poles, eight wins, 12 podiums and Rookie of the Year honors... Team USA Scholarship recipient finishing ninth in the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch after starting 21st and sixth in the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone... won the Formula Tour 1600 support race during the Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal... finished fifth overall in the USF2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest with three podium finishes.
  
  2010: Recipient of a scholarship from the Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shoot Out to compete in a full season of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda in 2011... finished fourth overall and was awarded "Most Improved Driver" in the Skip Barber Southern Series.
  
  2009: Finished third in HPV Jr. Heavy, third in Yamaha Jr. Lite, fourth in HPV Jr. Lite and second in Yamaha Jr. Heavy in the WKA Man Cup season points and was also awarded "Most Improved Junior Driver"... finished third in Junior Super Sportsman and third in TAG Jr. at the IKF Grand Nationals... claimed champion honors in HPV Jr. Lite and Heavy and Yamaha Jr. Lite and Heavy in the WKA New Jersey Sprint Series.
  
  2008: Stars of Karting Cadet National Champion, Cadet East Division Champion and Cadet West Division Champion... finished third in Cadet, third in Yamaha and fifth in HPV in the WKA Man Cup season points... was champion in three classes of the WKA Northeast Sprint Series... finished second in HPV Jr. at the SKUSA SuperNationals... driver search finalist testing a Ford Focus Jr. Midget in Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle.
  
  2007: WKA Northeast Spring Series Champion (2 events)... finished 11th in Yamaha Jr. Sportsman and 10th in HPV Jr. Sportsman in the WKA Man Cup points.
  
  2006: Contested first season in the WKA Man Cup finishing 17th in points in Yamaha Jr. Sportsman.
  
  2005: Claimed multiple championships at the club level at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey.
  

• Michael Johnson

  
  
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  Team: JDC MotorSports
  
  Car Number: 54
  
  Sponsors: Universal Coating, Alpinestars, FlatOutNation.com, Redline Oil, Movement Arts Motorsports Marketing
  
  Age: 19
  
  Birthdate: October 2, 1992
  
  Birthplace: Flint, Michigan
  
  Residence: Flint, Michigan
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 6”/140 lbs.
  
  Education: High School
  
  Occupation: Race car driver and intern at Universal Coating Inc.
  
  Fitness: Working out with a trainer two to three days a week and therapy twice a week
  
  Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, watching movies, playing video games, iRacing
  
  Website: www.MichaelJohnsonRacing.com
  
  Facebook: Michael Johnson Racing
  
  Twitter: @racer54iscool
  
  Racing Goal: "To race in the Indy 500."
  
  Racing Hero: Sebastian Vettel
  
  Interesting Note: "I'm paralyzed."
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: "Always hope and pray for the best!"
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Finished third in the Skip Barber Summer Series with three wins, seven podiums and thirteen top-five drives.
  
  2010: Contested select Skip Barber Formula car events.
  
  2009: Competed in the Great Lakes Pro Series posting six first-place finishes in the Rotax class and 12 podium finishes in the Tag and Pro classes.
  
  2008: Competed in the Rotax Junior Class and Yamaha Can Series.
  
  2007: Competed in regional karting events in East Lansing, Mich., claiming the Junior SuperCan Championship title and earning "Driver of the Year".
  
  2002-2005: Pre-injury motorcycle racing history... contested the Kawasaki 65cc and CR85cc classes... finished third in the Junior Red Riders Supermoto... finished first in the Challenge at Las Vegas.. finished first in the Canadian Supermoto Series 85cc... NasMoto Series champion (450cc)... North East Regional national champion in 85cc and 250cc.

• Dalton Kellett

  
  
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  Team: Pabst Racing Services
  
  Car Number: 5
  
  Sponsors: K-Line Insulators Ltd.
  
  Age: 18
  
  Birthdate: August 19, 1993
  
  Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  
  Residence: Stouffville, Ontario, Canada
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 11”/160 lbs.
  
  Education: First year engineering student at Queen's University
  
  Occupation: Race car driver and student
  
  Fitness: Running, rowing and weight training
  
  Hobbies: iRacing, Formula SAE and playing guitar
  
  Website: www.daltonkellett.com
  
  Facebook: Dalton. K
  
  Twitter: @Dalton_Kellett
  
  Racing Goal: "To race in the IZOD IndyCar Series and win the Indianapolis 500."
  
  Racing Hero: Kimi Raikkonen
  
  Interesting Note: "I am an engineering student at the Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. I am fluent in French and English."
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Finished third in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship... won in Rotax DD2 at the sixth round of the Florida Winter Tour... finished second in points in the Rotax DD2 and Senior Max categories of the Western Canadian Championships... ranked eighth in the Rotax Senior category in Canada by ekartingnews.com's official rankings... tested with Legendary Motorcars Racing in CASCAR at the Cayuga Motor Speedway road course.
  
  2010: Finished second at the ASN Canada FIA Karting National Championships in the Honda Senior category... finished first in the third round of the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship at Mont-Tremblant in the Honda Senior category... was awarded a Jim Russell Driving Scholarship for achievements at the ASN Canada FIA Karting National Championships.
  
  2009: Awarded an F2000 test with Andersen Racing for achievements in the Toronto Racing Association of Karters Championship... finished second in points in the Rotax Junior and Junior Honda categories in the Toronto Racing Association of Karters Championship.
  
  2008: Earned Toronto Kart Club "Rookie of the Year" honors... finished fifth in points in the Toronto Kart Club's Honda Junior category.
  
  

• Roman Lagudi

  
  
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  Team: Belardi Auto Racing
  
  Car Number: 4
  
  Sponsors: Champion Stone, Tool and Supply, High Performance Distributors
  
  Age: 16
  
  Birthdate: December 13, 1994
  
  Birthplace: Sydney, N.S.W., Australia
  
  Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 11”/153 lbs.
  
  Education: Junior in High School
  
  Occupation: Race car driver and student
  
  Personal: Enjoys racing and working out
  
  Fitness: Free weights and full body training
  
  Hobbies: Working out and simulation racing
  
  Website: www.romanlagudiracing.com
  
  Facebook: Roman Lagudi
  
  Twitter: @RomanLagudi
  
  Racing Goal: "To become an IZOD IndyCar driver and then a Formula 1 driver."
  
  Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna
  
  Pre-Race Ritual or Superstition: "To get in the car from the left side."
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Finished third at the Baltimore Grand Prix, his first USF2000 podium.
  
  2010: Runner-up Toyota Speedway Irwindale S2 Division as a rookie.
  
  2009: Super Nationals World Championship in Karting – started in 80th position and finished 20th position.
  
  2006-2008: Did not race.
  
  2005: Las Vegas Karting Champion.
  

• Patrick R. Linn

  
  
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  Team: PRL Motorsports
  
  Car Number: 48
  
  Sponsors: PRL Motorsports
  
  Age: 28
  
  Birthdate: July 21, 1983
  
  Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  
  Residence: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 7”/145 lbs.
  
  Education: Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations
  
  Occupation: Owner of PRL Motorsports
  
  Personal: Enjoys traveling and racing
  
  Fitness: Eating healthy and light weights with selective cardio
  
  Hobbies: Golf, bike riding, cooking, tattoos and traveling
  
  Website: www.PRLMotorsports.com
  
  Facebook: PRL Motorsports LLC
  
  Racing Goal: "To compete in the Indy Lights and Grand-Am Series."
  
  Racing Hero: Michael Schumacher
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: Music
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Competed in the SCCA National Series Formula Enterprises... finished 10th at the SCCA Championship Run-Offs... contested the SCCA PRO Series Formula Enterprises, recording a third-place podium finish at Road Atlanta.
  
  2010: Competed in SCCA DSR club racing events.
  
  2009: Attended the Skip Barber Racing School.
  
  

• Thomas McGregor

  
  
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  Team: Andretti Autosport
  
  Car Number: 7
  
  Sponsors: TBA
  
  Age: 19
  
  Birthdate: February 24, 1992
  
  Birthplace: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  
  Residence: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 10”/155 lbs.
  
  Education: Bedford Road Collegiate Class of 2010
  
  Occupation: Race car driver
  
  Personal: Nicknames are TMAC or Tommy Mac
  
  Fitness: Biking, running and strength training five days a week
  
  Hobbies: Hanging out with friends and working out
  
  Facebook: Thomas McGregor Racing
  
  Twitter: @TMacRacing
  
  Racing Goal: "To be an IZOD IndyCar champion and race in the Indy 500. In USF2000, to win the 2012 Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda."
  
  Racing Hero: "Gilles Villeneuve. He is an idol to all Canadian race car drivers."
  
  Interesting Note: "My favorite NFL team is the New England Patriots, and my first job was working at my dad's Dairy Queen."
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: "Listening to Eminem on the way to the track."
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Secured the Skip Barber Racing School Formula Southern Series Championship title... runner-up in both the Skip Barber Formula 2000 Western Series and the Skip Barber MAZDASPEED MX5.
  
  2010: Ran a partial schedule of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda Championship collecting two wins and a third-place podium finish.
  
  2003-2009: Began racing at the age of 11... in seven years of karting in Canada, captured 15 karting championships .
  

• Shannon McIntosh

  
  
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  Team: Pabst Racing Services
  
  Car Number: 18
  
  Sponsors: TrueCar, Arai Helmets, Alpinestars, TAG Heuer, Mazda, Cooper Tires, CrossFit9, Anytime Fitness St. Pete, YogaBlu Studio, Baker & Daniels
  
  Age: 22
  
  Birthdate: July 24, 1989
  
  Birthplace: Miamisburg, Ohio
  
  Residence: St. Petersburg, Florida
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 2”/110 lbs.
  
  Occupation: Race car driver
  
  Fitness: CrossFit, running, hot yoga, cycling and weight lifting
  
  Hobbies: Working out, traveling, shopping, seeing new places and coffee
  
  Website: www.shannonmcintosh.com
  
  Facebook: Shannon McIntosh
  
  Twitter: @SHANNON_MAC
  
  Racing Goal: "To be the first woman to win the Indianapolis 500."
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Competed in her first full season since 2006 with a fully funded ride with Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing, with a best finish of fifth on the streets of Baltimore in USF2000... secured a multi-year sponsorship endorsement with TrueCar.com... named by Mashable.com, the popular American news site and Internet news blog with over 50 million monthly page views, as one of seven "Must-Follow Athletes on Social Media"... featured in high-profile pieces from Sports Illustrated, ESPN.com and FOXSports.com... named by SEVENTEEN magazine as one of five finalists (out of 35,000 entries) in the Heart's Publication's search for "Pretty Amazing" women, which also included a docu-reality special profiling McIntosh's youth and unusual occupation in a prime-time special on MTV.
  
  2010: Graduate of a Skip Barber 2-Day Advanced Racing School at Sebring International Raceway... drove for Bob East in USAC Midgets finishing seventh in first USAC Regional Midget race at the Indianapolis Speedrome and claiming three top-four finishes in the next three USAC Regional Midget races with two podiums... featured in May's Indianapolis Woman Magazine alongside IZOD IndyCar Series drivers Sarah Fisher, Danica Patrick, Simona De Silvestro, Milka Duno and Pippa Mann.
  
  2009: Competed in Ford Focus Midgets with two top-four finishes... tested a USAC National Midget.
  
  2008: Hired by Jerry Wald, Chicago-based Dirt Late Model owner, for four Dirt Lake Model races at Kamp Motor Speedway... scored top-10 finishes in first runs in full-bodied car at Kamp Motor Speedway.
  
  2007: Attended first year of college at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte studying marketing while working at the Richard Petty Driving Experience.
  
  2006: Finished fifth in the USAC Ford Focus Midget Series points after missing one race with five heat wins and 15 top-10 finishes... finished third in Earls Fast and was the highest-ranked female in the Indiana and Midwest Pavement Series... attended the Lyn St. James Driver Development program... named Dayton Auto Race Fans "Asphalt Driver of the Year"... was a Kara Hendrick Memorial Scholarship winner and PitFit Scholarship winner.
  
  2005: Contested three USAC Ford Focus Series races posting two top-10 finishes.
  
  2004: Recorded two 270cc Micro Sprint Feature wins at Lawrenceburg Speedway.
  
  2003: Recorded two 270cc Micro Sprint Feature wins at Waynesfield Motorsports Park in Lima, Ohio... contested 10 races in 600 Mini Sprint at 35 Raceway, all with top-10 finishes... drove the 600 Mini Sprint and finished third in heat race.
  
  2002: Finished fourth in 270cc Micro Sprint Points 35 Raceway Championship... voted "Most Improved Driver".
  
  2001: Finished ninth in 270cc Micro Spring Points 35 Raceway Championship.
  
  2000: Finished second in Miami Valley Regional Quarter Midgets Championship... finished second in Central States Championship.
  
  1999: Finished second in Miami Valley Season Points Quarter Midgets.
  
  1998: Finished first in Central States Quarter Midget Championship... finished third in Region 4 points championship with two podium finishes.
  
  1995-1997: Competed in Quarter Midgets.

• Wally Osinga

  
  
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  Team: Special Addition Racing
  
  Car Number: 41
  
  Sponsors: Osinga Construction Inc., Hage Tool & Machine Inc.
  
  Age: 62
  
  Birthdate: June 19, 1949
  
  Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan
  
  Residence: Seminole, Florida
  
  Height/Weight: 6’ 1”/200 lbs.
  
  Occupation: Owner of Osinga Construction Inc.
  
  Hobbies: Car racing, hydroplane racing (grandson is world and national champion), building and showing street rods
  
  Racing Goal: "To finish each race."
  
  Racing Hero: AJ Foyt and Phil Hill
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Central Florida High Point Champion... won the South Atlantic Road Racing Invitational Championship race
  
  2010: South Atlantic Road Racing High Point Champion... won the South Atlantic Road Racing Invitational Championship race... finished ninth overall in FE Pro competition.
  
  2009: Finished 11th in the SCCA Runoffs.
  
  

• Spencer Pigot

  
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  Team: Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing
  
  Car Number: 2
  
  Sponsors: Team Pelfrey, E-merging Technologies Group, Parathyroid.com, California Scents, Mazda, Cooper Tires
  
  Age: 18
  
  Birthdate: September 29, 1993
  
  Birthplace: Pasadena, Calif.
  
  Residence: Orlando, Fla.
  
  Height/Weight: 5’9”/155 lbs.
  
  Education: 2011 Graduate of Windermere Preparatory School
  
  Occupation: Race car driver
  
  Personal: An official MAZDASPEED Development Driver; was featured in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” in January 2011.
  
  Fitness: e-PitFit training program consisting of cardio and upper body workouts
  
  Hobbies: Anything to do with racing, soccer, iRacing
  
  Website: www.SpencerPigot.com
  
  Facebook: Spencer Pigot Racing
  
  Twitter: @SpencerPigot
  
  Racing Goal: "To win the Indianapolis 500."
  
  Racing Hero: Kimi Raikkonen
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Finished second in the Cooper Tires USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda with three race wins, four pole positions and eight podium finishes... finished second in the USF2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest Championship with two race wins and two podium finishes... Team USA Scholarship winner.
  
  2010: 2010 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National presented by Mazda champion… Team USA Scholarship winner… recorded three wins in Skip Barber competition at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Virginia International Raceway and Road America with five poles and a total of 12 top-three finishes… qualified on pole and finished fourth in the Formula Ford Kent Festival at Brands Hatch, England… finished first and second in two rounds of the Ontario Formula Ford Championship… won four Skip Barber Southern Series events.
  
  2009: Won the Skip Barber Shoot-Out Top Scholarship Award – a fully funded ride in the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Series presented by Mazda as an Official MAZDASPEED Development Driver… claimed four wins and a second-place finish in six races of the Skip Barber Summer Series… finished first in class and sixth overall out of 55 entries in the SCCA 13-Hour Endurance Race at Virginia International Raceway… won one of two races in the Skip Barber Championship at Sebring International Raceway… Finished first in the TaG Senior class in the grand opening race at Palm Beach International Raceway, earning a test in a Team PBIR Formula BMW.
  
  2008: Scored two WKA Manufacturer’s victories in the Yamaha Jr. Super Can Heavy/Lite class at Lowe’s Motor Speedway… contested the Mazda RoboPong 200 (TaG) posting the most laps led and fastest race lap at New Castle Motorsports Park… finished third and set fastest race lap at the PRI All-Stars Karting Classic in the TaG class karters division, earning a transfer to the Master Final.
  
  2007: Became a three-time JICA Gatorz Pole Winner in the Snap-on Stars of Karting… finished first in the Snap-on Stars of Karting (JICA) event at USA International Raceway in Shawano, Wis.… finished first in the Florida Winter Tour event (JICA) at the Homestead Karting Center.
  
  2006: Won the WKA National Championship (Cadet) with a record tying five wins out of eight races… Florida State Champion (Cadet).
  
  2005: Florida State Champion in Cadet and Easykart 60cc and Florida Winter Tour Champion in Easykart 60cc… finished second overall in the Cadet class at the Snap-On Stars of Karting… Won the Snap-on Stars of Karting Cadet finale.
  
  2004: Easykart National Champion (60cc)… vice champion (Mini Max) in the Florida Winter Tour.

• Zac Silver

  
  
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  Team: JDC MotorSports
  
  Car Number: 93
  
  Sponsors: California Scents, SeaDrill, FlatOutNation.com, Redline Oil, Movement Arts Motorsports Marketing
  
  Age: 15
  
  Birthdate: September 3, 1996
  
  Birthplace: Hinsdale, Illinois
  
  Residence: Hinsdale, Illinois
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 5”
  
  Education: Freshman at Hinsdale Central High School
  
  Occupation: Race car driver and student
  
  Fitness: Personal training four days a week
  
  Hobbies: Racing, mountain biking, spending time with friends and working out
  
  Website: www.ZacSilver.com
  
  Facebook: Zac Silver
  
  Racing Goal: "To win the Indianapolis 500."
  
  Racing Hero: Dan Wheldon
  
  Interesting Note: "I also race Spec Miata's competitively."
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: "Relax and focus."
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Rookie of the Year in the NASA Midwestern Region and champion in the Spec Miata division... second overall in the NASA Runoffs in Formula Mazda... two podium finishes in two Skip Barber National Championship races contested... one race win, two second and two third-place finishes in the NASA Formula Car Challenge... youngest winner of an SCCA Formula Mazda national event.
  
  2010: Began car racing on a club level at Autobahn Country Club following additional second-place finishes in the Skip Barber Winter Series... attended the Jim Russell Racing School capturing a second-place finish in his first race.
  
  2002-2009: Began racing at the age of six claiming over 100 regional and national karting wins... highlights include series winner of the Championship Enduro Series and winner of the SuperKarts National race at Road America in 2009, a third-place finish in the SKUSA SuperNats at Las Vegas in 2008 and winner of the SuperKarts National race at Road America, and back-to-back Great Lakes SuperKarts USA titles in 2006 and 2007.
  
  

• J.R. Smart

  
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  Team: Pabst Racing Services
  
  Car Number: 6
  
  Sponsors: Smart Motors, Inc.
  
  Age: 58
  
  Birthdate: June 9, 1953
  
  Birthplace: Madison, Wis.
  
  Residence: Madison, Wis.
  
  Occupation: Race car driver and auto dealer (president of Smart Motors, Inc. based in Madison, Wis.)
  
  Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison
  
  Personal: Married and has a 20-year-old daughter. Other interests include Hospice Care, Gilda's Club, United Way, UW Badgers and many more.
  
  Web site: www.smartmotors.com
  
  Racing goal: To improve every lap; observe, listen, learn and put into practice what he's learned.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Finished second in the USF2000 National Class with a victory at Road America and seven additional top-three results.
  
  2010: Finished second in the USF2000 National Class with five wins in eight races contested.
  
  2009: Finished eighth in points in the SCCA's Central Division… attended National Championship Runoffs at Road America (Formula Continental).
  
  2008: Recorded three fourth-place finishes in SCCA Formula Continental.
  
  2007: Finished second at Cat National and sixth in the June Sprints (Formula Continental).
  
  2006: Posted two victories in SCCA Formula Continental at Road America.

• Colin Thompson

  
  
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  Team: Belardi Auto Racing
  
  Car Number: 11
  
  Sponsors: The Thompson Organization, AWE Tuning, Sparco, Laboratory Testing Inc., RePlay XD, iRacing.com
  
  Age: 17
  
  Birthdate: February 17, 1994
  
  Birthplace: Doylestown, Pennsylvania
  
  Residence: Perkasie, Pennsylvania
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 11”/160 lbs.
  
  Education: Current student at Marist College
  
  Occupation: Race car driver and college student
  
  Current Sports: Racing, skiing, golf, dirt biking
  
  Hobbies: Water sports, sim racing, working on various projects
  
  Website: www.Colin-Thompson.com
  
  Facebook: Colin Thompson Racing
  
  Twitter: @11ColinThompson
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Won the Skip Barber Regional feature race at Sebring International Raceway... was the youngest driver in the F1600 Pro Series claiming a best result of third at Watkins Glen International.
  
  2010: Was selected as the youngest driver ever to compete in the Jetta TDI Cup, posting a best result of 11th in the highly competitive series... contested three SCCA Regional Formula Ford races with two wins and a fourth-place finish... also competed in regional karting events and the Skip Barber Scholarship Shootout at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
  
  2009: Graduate of the Skip Barber Racing Three-Day School... competed in two Skip Barber and three Bertil Roos race weekends earning a pole, win and a second and third-place finish... contested four Micro Sprint races at Greenwood Valley Speedway and Bridgesport Speedway... entered four karting events finishing second three times and winning the East Coast Endurance Championship junior race at New Jersey Motorsports Park... was selected to compete in the Skip Barber Scholarship Shootout held in Sebring, Fla.
  
  2008: QMA Grand National Champion - World Formula... set the Eastern Grands fast time/track record in Senior Honda (98 cars)... set the track record at Oaklane in World Formula... winner of the World Formula Sponsor Cup at Oaklane in the Quarter Midget Racing Club.
  
  2000-2008: Raced quarter midgets competing in 20-25 race days per season.
  
  1999: Started racing quarter midgets at age 5 after completing the Oaklane Quarter Midget Novice Program.
  

• Jason Wolfe

  
  
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  Team: JAY Motorsports
  
  Car Number: 23
  
  Sponsors: JAY Motorsports, Wolfe Trucking Inc., ProMotion Driver Development
  
  Age: 17
  
  Birthdate: October 18, 1994
  
  Birthplace: Mount Vernon, Ohio
  
  Residence: Mount Vernon, Ohio
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 8”/130 lbs.
  
  Education: Currently a high school junior
  
  Occupation: Race car driver and student
  
  Fitness: Running, weight lifting and biking
  
  Hobbies: Snowboarding, skateboarding/long-boarding, motocross
  
  Facebook: Jason Wolfe
  
  Twitter: @JasonWolfe23
  
  Racing Goal: IZOD IndyCar Series
  
  Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2011: Competed in the SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises Series... finished third in the series point standings with two pole positions, seven podium finishes and a track record at Road Atlanta... competed in a full SCCA club racing National campaign in Formula Enterprises with multiple wins at the national level in and out of region... finished second at the SCCA National Championship Run-Offs in Formula Enterprises... contested select USAC Midget and Sprint pavement oval events as time allowed in a Bob East-prepared car.
  
  2010: Competed in SCCA club racing National contests as one of the country's youngest licensed competitors in the SCCA... qualified for the SCCA National Championship Run-Offs in Formula Enterprises.
  
  2009: Competed in multiple karting championships racing in the TAG Sr. category, scoring wins in regional and national contests... won the Commercial Point Grand Prix.
  
  2004-2008: Began racing karts at the age of 10 competing in club, national and street races.